A Womans Guide To Overcoming Sexual Fear And Pain

Download or read book A Woman's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Fear and Pain written by Aurelie Jones Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sex therapist and a psychiatrist who specialize in sexual disorders present a self-help guide for women whose sexuality is inhibited by fear or physical pain. Using clinical examples and interweaving accounts by women who have struggled with these problems, they provide a series of step-by-step exercises drawn from their extensive therapeutic experiences. Chapters outline the sexual response cycle, provide a variety of relaxation techniques, and detail individual treatment programs for specific sexual disorders. Advice on choosing and working with a therapist is also included.

Download or read book A Woman's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Fear and Pain written by Aurelie Jones Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-24 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a wonderfully clear, complete, detailed, and reassuring discussion of the sexual facts of life for women. It provides excellent questionnaires to help the reader identify her own unique sexual nature and needs, together with concrete procedures to solve problems and work toward a healthy and satisfying sex life." -Kathleen Logan Prince, M.S.W., Certified Sex Therapist Sex is essentially a simple biological function, as natural to our bodies as eating or sleeping. When things go wrong, some kind of fear or physical discomfort is often at the root of the problem. This workbook offers a gentle and effective guide to help women understand and begin to overcome the fear or pain that inhibits or blocks their sexuality. Interweaving the voices of women who have struggled with these problems, the authors provide a series of exercises designed to help readers map the terra incognita of their own bodies and sexuality and work through healing treatment plans for specific problems.

Download or read book The Sexual Alarm System written by Judith Leavitt and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2012 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sexual Alarm System explores the mental shield that develops around many womens bodies to protect them from real and perceived sexual intrusions and dangers. Leavitt discusses how the Alarm functions, how it develops, what triggers it, and how it interferes with a womans ability to be sexual in an intimate partnership.

Download or read book In the Grip of Desire written by Gale Holtz Golden and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Download or read book NO ORDINARY LIFE written by Sandra Knauer and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No Ordinary Life: Parenting the Sexually Abused Child and Adolescent was written for parents, caregivers, survivors of abuse, counselors, and therapists to understand the special needs of the population of sexually abused children. It will help caregivers especially to establish appropriate expectations and sexual boundaries of the young people in their care. This book includes topic-specific subjects such as identifying the signs of sexual abuse in children; what to do when abuse is suspected or disclosed; how to deal with eating disorders, self-mutilation, and acting out behaviors; and disciplining the abused child or adolescent. There are also chapters speaking directly to adult survivors of sexual abuse that deal with healing from past abuse, ways to break the family cycle of incest, and how to start a survivor's group. Sandra Knauer offers hopefulness for healing in families suffering with abuse issues and treating sexual abuse in a multigenerational setting.

Download or read book The Trauma of Sexual Assault written by Jenny Petrak and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-07-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The psycho-social needs of victims of rape and sexual assault are increasingly recognised and there is a need for a critical synthesis of knowledge and practice to support the development of training and best practice in the mental health and sexual health professions. The Trauma of Sexual Assault provides an understanding of the theoretical underpinning of the wide range of clinical problems that can follow sexual assault. Focusing on adult victims of sexual assault, this book brings together research findings, theoretical perspectives and implications for treatment, longer term management, and future policy. * The first text to consider the psychological impact of sexual assault on women and men * Incorporates a comprehensive flow-through model of psychological and social management from the initial presentation of the assaulted person onwards * A much needed reference, accessible to a wide range of professionals Part of the Wiley Series in Clinical Psychology

Download or read book The New Sex Bible for Women written by Amie Harwick and published by . This book was released on 2014-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Sex Bible for Women is an all-encompassing and fully comprehensive guide book for women, including information on the history of sex, masturbation, self-esteem, safety, and more.